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HCM Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in San Rafael, CA, registered since 1995, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is HCM Wealth compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), HCM Wealth reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is HCM Wealth located?
HCM Wealth's principal office is in San Rafael, CA, according to its Form ADV.
Is HCM Wealth registered with the SEC or a state?
HCM Wealth is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1995. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106158.
How much does HCM Wealth manage?
HCM Wealth reports $941,652,018 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have HCM Wealth's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for HCM Wealth: Regulatory assets under management: $644,056,524 in the October 2021 data and $941,652,018 in the October 2026 data, up 46%. Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does HCM Wealth serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (156); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (113); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (15).
Which custodians does HCM Wealth use?
HCM Wealth's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does HCM Wealth report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.H(1)(c) (regulator's civil action dismissed under a settlement). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/106158
Does HCM Wealth state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 says: "HCM Wealth generally requires new clients to place a minimum of $1,000,000 under management. However, the Firm may accept accounts with assets below $1,000,000 and in these instances, fees will be negotiated."
What changed in HCM Wealth's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Its Item 11 disclosure answers changed (now yes: 11.H(1)(c); now no: 11.H(2)).
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Hourly charges
- Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2AAccount minimum: $1,000,000
The brochure's wording
HCM Wealth generally requires new clients to place a minimum of $1,000,000 under management. However, the Firm may accept accounts with assets below $1,000,000 and in these instances, fees will be negotiated.
Minimum annual fee: $10,000
The brochure's wording
For new clients and clients that no longer meet the minimum portfolio requirement, Hutchinson has established a minimum annual management fee of $10,000, prorated and payable quarterly.
At the Firm’s sole discretion, it may waive the minimum fee requirement based upon factors that include but are not limited to: the anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, dollar amount of assets to be managed, related client portfolios, account composition, history of client relationship with the Firm, account retention, and pro bono activities, related to the account.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$941,652,018 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Hutchinson Capital Management
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1995 (31 years)
- Employees
- Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.
- States registered or notice-filed
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5 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 111 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Civil court matters Item 11.H
- 11.H(1)(c) Has a domestic or foreign court ever dismissed, under a settlement agreement, an investment-related civil action brought against the firm or an advisory affiliate by a state or foreign financial regulator?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $941,652,018 | 7 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $883,341,656 | 7 | June 4, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $832,965,445 | 7 | April 30, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $825,321,725 | 7 | April 5, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $721,204,511 | 9 | June 27, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $644,056,524 | 9 | June 24, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $644,056,524 in the October 2021 data and $941,652,018 in the October 2026 data, up 46%.
Total employees: 9 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- April 2026
- Its Item 11 disclosure answers changed (now yes: 11.H(1)(c); now no: 11.H(2)).
- January 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 3 to 5.
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. HCM Wealth (CRD 106158): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/hcm-wealth-san-rafael-ca-106158